Future of Our Inshore Fisheries conference report The next steps for an ambitious and collaborative project which aims to improve how inshore fisheries are managed in the UK have been published. The industry-led steering group of the Future of Our Inshore Fisheries project has released both a report, detailing discussions from a conference held last year and an action […]
The Fisheries Bill has resumed its passage through Parliament in the House of Lords. (June 22nd) The MCS blog (below) makes the case for cameras on fishing boats – it reminded me that WWF produced a report on this in 2017 – click here to read this Five reasons why cameras on boats can help […]
The UK in a Changing Europe: ‘Brexit has been a steep learning curve for all of us. It has forced us to wrap our heads around a number of issues – Article 50, statutory instruments, rules of origin, business motions in the House of Commons and the rest – with which we were, at best, […]
Ernesto Jardim MSC Fisheries Standards Director June 10, 2020 The UN’s #Sofia2020 report shows what works when it comes to fishing the oceans sustainably, says MSC’s Fisheries Standards Director Ernesto Jardim. Here are his top takeaways from the latest Food and Agriculture Organization’s State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2020: Sustainability in Action. Five things you […]
Wildlife and Countryside Link Marine and Whales Groups are calling for a radical ocean recovery agenda to recover our oceans by 2030 to protect people and nature and climate. The manifesto describes what ocean recovery would look like and the main actions needed to achieve it. These are: A minimum of 30% of our seas […]
Texts previously only shared by the UK negotiators with the EU counterparts are now available on line Click here. They include a draft free-trade agreement, draft fisheries plan, draft energy deal, and draft law enforcement and judicial cooperation proposal. The fisheries framework is mostly a series of headings covering key issues such as annual negotiations […]
For an excellent overview of the topic ‘oceans and climate change’ Click here to watch the recently uploaded Society of Underwater Technology 30min WebinAir by Prof Ralph Rayner. He reviews the science, sets out some options for response, such as the immensely challenging geoengineering proposals and makes an urgent call for action in the coming […]
MCS Alice Watson, public affairs assistant at the Marine Conservation Society, discusses the Fisheries Bill and its key provisions. What is the history of the Bill? The Fisheries Bill will be the UK’s first domestic fisheries legislation in over 40 years. Upon leaving the EU, the UK will become an independent coastal state in charge […]